I gained lounge access by saying I was flying in Tempo Challenge
More seriously: I fully agree with all your posts about travel etiquette during the summer season.
Luckily I usually don’t wait much at security: at 6:00am I have never had more than 2 or 3 pax in CDG 2F priority line.
More bothering is the lounge policy access which is not strictly policed. When Platinum rules say “One guest only” – sorry, but I can’t understand how a whole family (parents + up to 4 children) could enter the lounge. And then, hearing the parents shouting: “Do you want a croissant? Or a pain au chocolat? … No, don’t touch this or that… Not so loud please… and so on and so on”. Awful
Last but not least, I get really angry when it comes to the boarding closure time not being strictly enforced: 20 minutes must mean 20 minutes.
Most passengers already on the plane (having boarded on-time)…and then comes a group of 3 or 4 people, leisurely strolling around, searching for the boarding pass, and of course looking for a space for their oversized bag and duty-free items…